Imran Masood Slams Owaisi Over ‘Hijab-Wearing Prime Minister’ Remark, Calls Debate Unnecessary

Congress MP from Saharanpur, Imran Masood, has strongly reacted to AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi’s recent statement advocating the idea of a hijab-wearing woman becoming the Prime Minister of India. Masood said that raising such issues at present is unnecessary and distracts from the country’s real and pressing problems.

Responding to Owaisi’s remarks, Imran Masood stated that there was no need to create controversy over symbolic issues when India is facing several fundamental challenges. “We have many basic issues before us. Let us talk about those. Nothing will be achieved by creating such debates,” he said.

Clarifying his stand, Masood added that the problem was not about a woman wearing a hijab becoming Prime Minister, but about repeatedly targeting the hijab to spread hatred. “Wearing a hijab is not a crime. It is part of our culture. In Indian tradition too, women cover their heads with a pallu. Hijab and pallu are cultural practices. Why should anyone have an objection to this?” he questioned.

The Congress MP further said that the Indian Constitution does not bar any Muslim, man or woman, from becoming the Prime Minister. “If the Constitution does not prohibit it, then such statements are meaningless. Instead of provoking sentiments, we should focus on real issues affecting people’s lives,” he added.

Owaisi’s Statement Sparks Political Debate

Earlier, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi once again stirred political debate by reiterating his wish to see a hijab-wearing woman as India’s Prime Minister. He asked whether dreaming of such a future was a crime and whether the Constitution prevented citizens from having such aspirations.

“I have been saying this for the past two years — it is my desire, my effort, my dream that one day the Prime Minister of this country should be a hijab-wearing woman,” Owaisi said. He questioned why such statements make some people uncomfortable and asserted that the Constitution fully allows such dreams.

Owaisi also remarked that those objecting to such ideas were speaking the “language of Pakistan,” further intensifying the controversy.

With political reactions intensifying, the issue has once again brought identity, culture, and constitutional rights into sharp focus.